Important Translations Guidance

Do not change or adapt or add to the meaning of the English version in your translation. If you have suggestions for changes to the English version, submit them via GitHub or e-mail using the links in the “Help improve this page” box near the bottom of the page.

Make sure to translate image alts.

Please leave the code, HTML, and markdown as is without changing it (other than at the top as noted after #).

If you have any questions about the translation, please e-mail them to public-wai-translations@w3.org. We are happy to help you decide on the best translated wording by sharing the considerations and nuances that went into chosing the wording for the English page.

By submitting a translation, you agree:

To the redistribution terms of the W3C Document License. Your translation may be republished by the W3C or other entities if it is done in compliance with the License terms.

That the W3C may rescind your right to publish or distribute the derivative work if the W3C finds that it leads to confusion regarding the original document’s status or integrity. (Source.)

Updating Resources

When the English version of a resource is updated, we will inform translators what has changed, and request that translators update their translation.

If the changes are only small changes, such as a new paragraph or a new short section, we might add the English to the translation while awaiting an update. If the changes are substantive, the translation will be removed until an updated version is provided.

There are many more WAI resources available for translation. The complete list of WAI resources is available in the WAI Site Map.

To be updated

The following pages will be updated. You might want to wait to translate them until after they are updated, or be prepared to update your translation. To get announcements when they are updated, see Get WAI News and subscribe to the WAI Translations mailing list, per above.

TR Translations & Authorized W3C Translations

For web pages at URIs that begin with www.w3.org/TR/ there is a different process that is being updated in early 2019. Previous information is available in W3C Translations.

Most translations are informative and unofficial. In cases where standards translations are meant for official purposes, they may be developed as Authorized W3C Translations according to the Policy for Authorized W3C Translations. Generally only completed W3C Recommendations and Working Group Notes are candidates for Authorized W3C Translations, including the WAI guidelines. The authorized translations policy is designed to ensure transparency and community accountability in the development of authorized translations under the oversight of W3C.